| NCJ Number: |
154367   |
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| Title: |
Sequences of Drug Involvement in African-American and Puerto Rican Adolescents |
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| Journal: |
Psychological Reports Volume:71 Dated:(1992) Pages:179-182 |
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| Author(s): |
J S Brook; B A Hamburg; E B Balka; P S Wynn |
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| Date Published: |
1992 |
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| Page Count: |
4 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561 |
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| Grant Number: |
DA05702-04; DA00094 |
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| Type: |
Survey |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This study examined stages in drug involvement of 695 black adolescents and 637 Puerto Rican adolescents, all attending schools in New York City, mainly in the East Harlem area. |
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| Abstract: |
Approximately 3 weeks before the questionnaires were administered, motivation sessions were held for classroom groups of 20 to 30 students. Approximately 80 percent of the youths in school for these sessions completed the questionnaires. The structured questionnaires contained items focusing on both legal and illegal drugs. Findings indicated that adolescents progress through several stages of drug involvement: beer/wine, cigarettes or hard liquor, then marijuana, and, finally, illicit drugs other than marijuana. The sequence of drug involvement for both ethnic groups appears to be both unidimensional and cumulative. 6 references (Author abstract modified) |
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile drug abusers |
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| Index Term(s): |
Black/African Americans; Drug abuse; Drug abuse causes; New York; Puerto Ricans |
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| Note: |
DCC |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=154367 |
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